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Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
An ovarian disease where ovaries do not produce estrogen despite high levels of circulating gonadotropins in women under 40.
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Overview
What is primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)? Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) happens when your ovaries stop working normally before you are 40. As you get older, fertility naturally decreases. This usually starts around age 40 or later. Menstrual periods may also become irregular as you transition to menopause. If you have POI, these changes happen earlier, before age 40. Sometimes POI can start as early as the teenage years. POI is different from premature menopause. With premature menopause, your periods stop before age 40. You can no longer get pregnant. The cause can be natural or it can be a disease, surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. With POI, some women still have occasional…
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